does anyone know if an 02' accord EX-I4 has a factory strut bar? if not, which are the best brands as far as aftermarket goes?

 

Well if you call those bars attaching from the strut towers to the frame strut bar, yes it has one. But of course it's crappy.

I'm not sure but I think you might be able to use the 99-03 Acura TL stock strut bar. Can someone confirm?

As for aftermarket, I see many Cusco strut bar. But as for me, I just go ahead and buy ebay special since I'm not doing any extreme Auto-X or track.

 

i just saw a DC front strut bar for like 60 bucks brand new on ebay ... and a cusco for about 100

 

i got my generic ebay one for 30 plus shipping. if you really think about it, strut bars all do the same job, if youre not out auto-crossing, a cheap one will work. but then again people like brand name ones. i think megan racing ones go for $60 also.

 

As a general rule, cheap strut bars / tower braces don't work, or at least work very poorly, no matter what you're doing with the car...

 

i've never had a cheap strut bar to compare but , good ones reallly
work exceptional.. its pretty much you get what you pay for.

 

I don't disagree, both my front and rear tower braces made a significant improvement to my CB7s handling, well worth the time I spent making them (and they are very rigid, even compared to the better commercially available items).